A One Day Conference, split into two half days, discussing the current Night Vision Requirements on the Ground and the Technology Available from Industry.
The MoD Requirement Day 1 November 10th
Registration Bisley Pavilion: 1130
Buffet Lunch: 1200 – 1300 – sponsored by Qioptiq
1300 – Welcome to Bisley – Mik Macsimovik – NRA Trustee
1310 – Chairman’s Introduction – Peter Varnish, OBE
1330 – Key Note Address: UK MoD Night Vision Capability Plan – Brig Carew Wilks, Head of Individual Capability Group, Defence Equipment and Support
1350 – In Theatre Experience – Owning The Night – The View from the Fire Support Team Commander, Captain Jim Slaughter,
1410 – The Requirement for 24 hour Capability/Enhancement for the Aviator – Colonel Peter Eadie, AD Cap Dev, JHC HQ, Joint Helicopter Command
1430 – Artillery Laser targeting and Forward Air Controller Requirements – W/O Class 1, Mark McDonnell
1450 – The Requirement for advanced Night Vision, distribution and control systems for the soldier – Brigadier Richard Dennis OBE, Director Infantry, British Army
1510 – Tea Break – sponsored by Qioptiq
1530 – Q&As – Director Battlespace Manoeuvre Major General Chris Wilson CBE. Representatives from Capability Ground Manoeuvre, the Individual Capability Group from DE&S and Director Infantry will be present.
1630 – Buses to Range
1900 – 2030 – Cocktail Reception at Artist Rifles Club – sponsored by FLIR Systems Inc.
2030 – Dinner sponsored by DRS Systems Inc. and Finmeccanica U.K. Battlespace Solutions
Available Technology Day 2 November 11th
Registration – 0830 – Tea & Coffee– sponsored by Qioptiq
0915 – Chairman’s Introduction – Peter Varnish
0930 – Key Note Address: Expanding Warfighting Survivability, Mr. Jon Piatt, VP Warfighter Solutions
1010 – Equipping the soldier to fight the 24 hour war – Qioptiq, Steve Rickard, Business Development Manager, Land Business Group
1030 – Tea & Coffee break– sponsored by Qioptiq
1100 – Two Minutes silence for Armistice Remembrance
1130 – EO/IR Surveillance in the All Digital High Definition Domain –Neil Bertram BSc (Hons), CEng FIET, Director, Future Programmes Engineering, FLIR Systems Ltd.
1150 – Effect of Tracer on the Nigh Battlefield – Peter Hedsand, Technical Marketing Manager, Nammo, Sweden
1210 – Covert IR Lighting Requirements in vehicles: Presented by Brian Thompson, Oxley Developments Limited.
12.30 – Advances in Ground Radar Technology for Persistent Surveillance – Mark Radford, Director of Security Products, Plextek Ltd.
12.50 – Q&As – Representatives from Industry
1320 – 1430 – Buffet Lunch – sponsored by Qioptiq
1430 – Buses to Range